The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"In addition, I have also notified Pingchuan in Shandong and asked Lao Huang to lead the troops... to take the railway north to Shanhaiguan immediately!"

Sun Zhengnan, who looked shocked, asked, "This, Shanhaiguan? I'm afraid that won't work. Mr. Jiang, with Guo Guizi's cleverness, he must know that Shanhaiguan is his retreat route."

"They will definitely send heavy troops to guard it... and you also know the terrain and defense of Shanhaiguan. Even if Huang Yongan brings more troops to attack, he may not be able to take it down. On the contrary,"

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Cheng showed a slightly smug smile: "Haha, this is why I want to get in touch with this Li Jinglin!"

The generals looked at each other, none of them really understanding what their commander Jiang meant.

Looking around at his subordinates, all of them looked puzzled. Jiang Cheng's smile became even more intense: "Who among you doesn't know the temper of this Guo Guizi?"

"Think about it. He is arrogant and self-willed. In addition, he has not been valued by our master for so many years and has never been given a lot of importance."

"What's the difference between this man and a starving wolf? If a starving old wolf really sees a fat lamb that can be killed, how can it let other wolves get involved?"

The astute Sun Zhengnan understood it immediately: "Master Jiang, what you mean is that Guizi Guo will definitely let Li Jinglin guard Shanhaiguan, while he will personally come to attack Fengtian?"

Jiang Cheng slammed his fist into his palm, revealing a wide smile on his face: "Haha, that's right! He wants to take all the credit, and then use the content of his UDC report to become the biggest contributor to clearing the emperor's side and supporting the new emperor to take office, and then take over the power outside the Great Wall!"

"By then, not to mention Xiao Xu in Kulun, even our Jiang family and Mr. Wu in Heilongjiang Province will have no chance of living a peaceful life!"

Although Jiang Cheng said this with a broad smile, all the officers present had tense faces.

Yes, they had all experienced the military reorganization back then, and that Guo Guizi acted like he had 2.58 million men and made them all miserable...

Think about it, at the beginning of the military reorganization, he ordered the elimination of some officers who were not effective in combat;
If he really does become something big in the future, all the people in front of him will probably have a bad ending as "old-school" officers!

"So, brothers, what else can we say?"

Throughout the entire meeting, there was one person who didn't say a word from the beginning to the end of the meeting.

This person is Zhang Xuecheng… In this absolute silence, he suddenly said loudly, "To be honest, I never dreamed that Maochen would rebel!"

"After reading his UMC, I was going crazy! How could he become like this? What did he teach us in the Military Academy? And even if he did some things that offended everyone during the military training, which one of them was not for our Northeast?"

"Think about it, the officers he shot were basically deserters during combat!"

His words were like heavy punches, hitting everyone's heart hard.

Jiang Cheng understood what he meant, but before he could say anything, Zhang Xuecheng sighed again and continued with a sad face, "How many victories did he win? He helped my brother manage the corps... He really had all the credit and hard work, how come, how come he suddenly..."

At this point, Zhang Xuecheng said in an even more sorrowful voice, "Feilan! Listen to me, I don't like this Guo Guizi, and I have said a lot of bad things about him——"

"But I really don't want to see him fight us, and I don't want to see our Northeast brothers killing each other!"

"You, can you let me go to Shanhaiguan? I want to persuade him!"

Jiang Cheng involuntarily took a breath of cold air.

It wasn't because of what he said, but because he suddenly thought of someone.

In the history of Northeast China, when Guo Songling started his rebellion against Feng, there was a man who, like him, was nostalgic for the past and risked his life to run to his side at night to try to persuade him, also hoping not to kill his brothers. But Guo Songling had already drawn his arrow and had to shoot it. Not long after the man went upstairs, he shot him personally.

This person was none other than his most trusted and beloved general Jiang Dengxuan.

He was not present today. Could it be that...

Jiang Cheng broke out in a cold sweat. He did not respond to Zhang Xuecheng's words first, but turned around and called Li Shitou, asking him to contact Jiang Dengxuan to confirm his current location.

He absolutely cannot let anything happen to Brother Chao Liu, as he is counting on him to fight the Japanese in the future!

"Feilan, what on earth are you thinking... Just let me go! I think there is a good chance that I can persuade him to come back."

Just as Jiang Cheng was giving this order, Zhang Xuecheng became so anxious that he stood up and banged on the table repeatedly.

After Jiang Cheng finished giving his instructions, he turned around and glared at Zhang Xuecheng: "Oh, you're going to persuade him now? Wouldn't that be like asking for death?"

"You've seen what UMC said. Even if we care about our old friendship, if you go now... you'll probably be killed by him, or become a hostage, which will hinder our counterattack against him—"

Zhang Xuecheng gritted his teeth in displeasure, and finally sighed, "What about my brother...?"

What can he do if he hired the wrong person?
Indeed, in the entire Northeast military, Guo Songling was definitely a standout with outstanding abilities.

But as a general leading troops into battle, is ability alone enough?

As a superior officer, Jiang Cheng had some talented people under him, but in the end they parted ways and even killed each other.

It’s not like Lao Guo didn’t come to him before. He also valued talent and wanted to guide him to a path where he could display his talent.

However, Lao Guo's domineering, arbitrary and independent character made him completely give up this idea.

"I understand Feilan."

Zhang Xuecheng sat dejectedly on the chair, lowered his head and rubbed his hands, "Actually... I understand! It's just that I feel a little sad for my brother."

Jiang Cheng looked back at him: "I understand. Our young commander values ​​talent and has always believed in Mao Chen - this, oh!"

"Forget it. When two armies meet, it's a fight to the death. Don't be soft-hearted... Brothers, go back and prepare for battle. Guard Brigade, everyone, get ready to board the car immediately. We will respond to the Marshal's order and go to the Beidaying for defense!"

…………

After Guo Songling set off, he immediately summoned all the officers to the carriage for a meeting.

All the soldiers loaded their guns and prepared their bayonets, looking as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

At the meeting, Guo Songling changed the Third and Fifth Corps into the Northeast National Defense Army, which was further divided into five corps, led by his confidants... and then returned to Fengtian!
Yes, you read that right. The senior officials he appointed in the military over the years were basically his own people. Xiao Zhang was basically sidelined.

Of course, at the same time, he also detained several officers who he thought were not on the same side as him, and replaced them with his own trusted men. (End of this chapter)